Mormonism's no 'cult' but not Christian, either

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Posted Dec. 2, 2012 at 12:01 AM

Posted Dec. 2, 2012 at 12:01 AM

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Editor, the Record:

Re: Charles Haynes' Nov. 17 column, I voted against Mitt Romney because he was a corporate raider with Bains, according to a "Frontline" documentary on both candidates. No doubt Romney's a formidable leader and made an excellent impression in the debates, but I feared he would try to outsource Congress and government agencies that he didn't like in an attempt to "fix" the economy. That seemed like a bad fit to me.

I was surprised to read that the Billy Graham Evangelical Association "removed from its website the reference to the Mormon Church as a 'cult.'" At least they should point out that technically the LDS Church cannot claim to be Christian because of the Christian orthodoxy litmus test of the trinity.

The LDS see God, Christ and the Holy Spirit as "one in spirit and purpose." That falls far short of church doctrine. The trinity is one in substance, a technical term meaning that the Trinity is GOD, or the Godhead. (Homoousion, the Greek term means "of one substance" or "of the same substance.")

Nothing less will do. Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian Science and other groups fall into the same category by rejecting or redefining the trinity.

I do not like the term "cult," which is both pejorative and usually has satanic implications, and I would not accuse other religions of such practices unless proven, or they publically stated them themselves. Certainly none here-mentioned is such.

In any case, all of this should have no bearing on running for office, I'm sure you'll agree.